M.C. Escher
By: by Sandra Forty
Contributors: Escher, M. C. (Maurits Cornelis), 1898-1972
Publisher: Taj Books International
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cobham, Surrey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781906969035; 9781844061723
Subjects: Dutch Prints; Printmakers; Biography; Graphic arts; Modern Art; Graveurs d'estampes; Biographies; Arts graphiques; Art
Description: "Mauritz Cornelis Escher was a truly unique artist whose vision was quite unlike anyone else's. To enter his world is to set foot into unknown territory. His extraordinary pictures of logic and perspective fool the brain into believing the impossible - that staircases can clim forever, that fish can morph into birds, and that water can run uphill. Escher was a stunning graphic illustrator, especially of landscape and architecture - and in particular of [Italian] hilltop towns. ... Remarkably, Escher had no mathematical training, but through his superb draughtsmanship he explored the furthest reaches of crystallography and defied the laws of reason and perception. ..."--Jacket.
Notes: "First published 2009"--Title page verso.